Stitchless billfold



Oct. 11, 1949. J, WEGE STITCHLESS BILLFOLb 2 Shee'ts-Sheer, 1

Filed Nov. 29, 1944 INVENTOR.

Oct. 11, 1949. J, P. WEGE 2,484,135

STITCHLESS BILLFOLD Filed Nov. 29, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 as 22 2.1 a5

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Patented Oct. 11, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE STITCHLESS BILLFOLD John P. Wege, St. Paul, Minn., assignor to Brown & Bigelow. St. Paul, Minn.

Application November 29, 1944, Serial No. 565,681

1 Claim.

This invention relates to billfolds designed to provide a simple construction wherein no stitching is required to hold the respective parts in position and the billfold is folded in a manner to cause the parts to interlock and overlap to lock the parts together.

The main body portion is formed in a single piece and is died out and scored so that the members will fold into place. Marginal longitudinally extending flanges are formed along the edge of the end flaps which are folded in and these marginal edges are adapted to be cemented to the inner member beneath the flaps which secures the parts together without stitching.

The main body portion has a longitudinal marginal flange along the upper edge which is turned in and sealed on the inner face of the back of the body, thus forming a finished inturned longitudinal edge along the top of the back of the body.

A further feature resides in providing a stitchless billfold wherein locking flaps are formed extending from the lower longitudinal edge of the body which are adapted to fold over the inturning end flaps and are provided with tongues which pass through a slot in the end flaps so as to lock the flaps which turn up from the bottom edge over on to the inturned end flaps and thus provide an auxiliary pocket on the surface of the inturned end flap. The extreme ends of the tongue which pass through the slots are folded back and are adapted to be sealed to an inner wall member in a longitudinally extending wall member which forms the central wall of the bill fold. One end of the center wall member is sealed in place by the longitudinal marginal flap of the inturned end member and the inturned end of the tongue, while the other end of the center wall slips under the other end of the inturned member freely so that when it is desired, the free end ofthe center wall may be released. This forms a secret inner pocket in the billfold which may be closed by inserting the free end of the center wall into the end pocket of the billfold.

I provide within the end members wall portions, one of which is secured to the marginal inturned flap of the end inturned member and the other is secured to the center wall member. These wall members form end pockets on the inner ends of the central pocket in the ends of the billfold. The free end of the center wall member slips into one of these pockets in the lower portion of the central wall member.

All of the members of my billfold are preformed by die-cutting, or otherwise, into the died shape and the marginal edges which are to be folded in and secured are skived off to provide thin attaching flanges which are secured in place by a suitable adhesive. No stitching is required and yet the billfold with its various pockets, which will be more fully hereinafter set forth, remain in place to hold the billfold together in folded form without any stitchin In the drawings forming part of the specification:

Figure 1 illustrates the completed billfold in perspective.

Figure 2 illustrates th billfold opened out and looking at the inside of the same.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a section on the line 55 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 illustrates the died-out formation of the body of the billfold in its entirety with the center wall attached to one of the inner walls by a small tab and the other inner wall attached to the longitudinal flange of the end wall.

Figure '7 is a similar view to Figure 6, excepting the center wall with the inner end Walls are shown partially folded down toward the main body of the billfold.

Figure 8 illustrates the center wall folded in against the inner surface of the body or back of the billfold while the end flaps are folded in over the center wall and. all that remains is to turn the walls which are attached on the longitudinal edge of the body in over the inturned end walls and the tongues of these walls are adapted to be inserted in the slots formed in the inturned end walls.

Figure 9 illustrates the last step of the operation of folding the parts of the billfold together to complete the same. This step includes the inserting of the tongues in the slots in the ends as illustrated in Figure 9 and Figure 2. These views are similar as they show the inside of the billfold when it is opened.

The billfold A is designed and formed to provide a means of completing the billfold by dieing out the body ID from a piece of leather as illustrated in Figure 6 with the end flaps ll, forming slits l2 in the end flaps H and providing integrally a short wall I3 extending along the lower longitudinal edge M of the body Ill.

The body In is provided with a longitudinally extending upper marginal flange l5 which is integral with the body It] and is adapted to be folded over onto the body surface of the body In to provide a finished upper edge for the billfold A.

The body In is scored transversely along its center line l6 and is also scored transversely at I! to cause the end walls II t fold freely over onto the body I and to permit the body It to fold in its center along its line I6 when it is completely folded as illustrated in Figure 1.

The members I3 are formed with tongues I8 which project from the ends of the members I3. Each of the tongues I8 are transversely scored at I9 to permit the end extremities 29 to be folded back onto the tongue portions I8 in the forming of the billfold A.

I provide an inner wall member 2| which is approximately the same length as the body portion I0 and which is adapted to be secured on one end by the tab 22 to the inner end wall 23. The end wall 23 is adapted to be secured longitudinally by the flange 24 to one of the end flaps II.

An inner end wall 25 which is virtually identical t0 the wall 23 is secured by the marginal flange 26 to the longitudinal edge of the end wall I I on the opposite end of the billfold to the attachment of the wall 23.

After the end walls 23 and 25 have been attached, as illustrated in Figure 6, and the center wall 2! is attached by the tap 22 to the wall 23, these inner Walls El, 23 and 25 are folded down over the inner surface of the Walls ill and H. Figure '7 shows the starting of the folding of the walls 23, 2I and 25 in this manner. After the walls 23, ZI and 25 are folded against the walls II, II) and II, respectively, the end walls II are folded in over onto the central wall 2|, as illustrated in Figure 8, leaving the walls I3 depending longitudinally along the lower edge of the billfold A.

The next operation proceeds with the folding of the walls I3 over on to the Walls II, as illustrated in Figure 9. When these walls I3 are folded into place, the tongues 18 are projected into the slots I2. The end extremities 29 of the tongues I8 are adapted to be attached on the inside of the wall 23 on one end and the inside of the wall 25 on the other end. The short flaps I3 form short inner walls which are inclined toward the center, as illustrated in Figure 9. The walls I3 have inner flaps 2'! which are adapted to be folded inwardly and attached to the inner surface of the respective free ends of the walls II, as illustrated in Figure 9. This completes the folding and securing of the parts together of the billfold A, all of which is accomplished without any stitching or stapling of the parts, but rather by folding one part over on the other and attaching marginal flanges by adhesive so as to hold the scored and folded parts together in a complete billfold, as illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 9. A small triangular-like flap 28 is formed centrally between the ends of the body IE3 at the center of the lower edge thereof, which is adapted to be folded in to form a finishing edge at the center of the billfold at the bottom. As illustrated. in Figure 2, the free end of the center wall 21 may be removed When it is desired from the end pocket, in which it projects between the walls I I and 25.

It will be apparent that my billfold is an extremely simple construction and permits the formation of a billfold made out of leather or similar material in a more economical manner than where stitching or stapling is required to hold the respective folded members in place and to form the various pockets within the billfold. Itwill be apparent that the walls l3 form short inner pockets 39 as illustrated in Figure 3. The body Ii) with the central wall 2! and the inner end Walls 23 and 25 form an inner longitudinal extending compartment 3! and the central wall 2| with the walls II, and the walls 23 and 25, form end pockets 32 under the flaps H in the billfold. The center wall 2| may act as a concealing wall 1 for bills inserted in the inner end pockets of the billfold A.

I claim:

A billfold comprising a main body portion having a longitudinally extending wall adapted to form the back of the billfold, integral end walls projecting from said back wall on either end thereof, short walls projecting along the lower edge of said back wall, longitudinall spaced pockets formed by said end walls, a marginal finishing flap formed integral with and extending along the top edge of said back wall, a central wall, inner end walls, attached to said integral end walls along. the upper marginal edge of the same, a tab on said central wall for attachin it at one end to one of said. inner end walls, one end of said central wall being free to be inserted and removed from the adjacent one of said longitudinally spaced pockets formed at the ends of the billfold, said integral end walls each having a transverse slot formed therein, tongues formed on said short walls adapted to be inserted in said slots, the end of each of said tongues being adapted to be attached to one of said inner end Walls to lock the tongues in place, and central inner flaps formed on said short walls adapted to engage and be secured to the inner free ends of said integral end. walls thereby locking the folded portions of said billfold together.

JOHN P. WEGE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Davio June 9, 1942 

